http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/ en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 15 May 2008 20:51:43 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Bill Morrison had the best of intentions. The chief Internet analyst for ThinkPanmure was set to introduce Web legend Marc Andreessen before a group of tech savvy venture capitalists at the ThinkTomorrow —Today Summit this... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/05/mosaic-and-other-disasters.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/05/mosaic-and-other-disasters.html mosaic netscape Thu, 15 May 2008 20:51:43 -0500 What’s it take to build a supercomputer these days? One way is to first buy a whole lot of Dell computers and set aside a day, that’s right, just a day, to set it all up. That’s what Purdue University... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/05/build-a-supercomputer-day.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/05/build-a-supercomputer-day.html dell supercomputer Wed, 07 May 2008 18:38:42 -0500 SAN FRANCISCO -- Marc Andreeson wasn't shy about criticizing Microsoft back in the days when the software giant slowly ate away at Netscape's once dominant browser's market share. Andreeson, of course, founded Netscape and the pioneering browser of the same... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/04/netscape-firebrand-tones-it-do.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/04/netscape-firebrand-tones-it-do.html Netscape Web 2.0 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:32:50 -0500 Well, it's not quite the phone that's a health aid, but a new service launched today called Wellphone, promises to help you keep your fitness quest on track when you're on the go. Nothing to download, you just register at... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/mobile-phones-good-for-your-he.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/mobile-phones-good-for-your-he.html Enterprise Mobile Silicon Valley Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:29:29 -0500 For many years, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has complained and put tight restrictions on photography during his appearances. More recently, the once total ban on flash photography has been lifted at his Macworld Expo keynote to allow the pool... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/clacketyclack-apple-says-stay.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/clacketyclack-apple-says-stay.html Apple iPhone Steve Jobs Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:01:15 -0500 The MacFaithful breathed a collective sigh of relief when Apple CEO announced in 2004 the bad news/good news that he had faced a life-threatening illness, but was cured. Jobs had been given the usually fatal diagnosis he had pancreatic... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/apple-ceo-hid-cancer-diagnosis.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/apple-ceo-hid-cancer-diagnosis.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:02:24 -0500 Notebooks keep getting sleeker but that’s not holding back the storage folks. Today Samsung Electronics announced what it said is the world’s first half-terabyte (500 GB) mobile hard drive. The SpinPoint M6 consists of three 167GB platters in a 2.5-inch... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/big-big-storage-for-notebook-p.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/03/big-big-storage-for-notebook-p.html hard disk notebooks storage Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:10:34 -0500 Seesmic, the video social networking service I wrote about earlier this year, announced a diverse list of investors that ponied up $6 million for a piece of the San Francisco-based company. Heading the list is the investment group Atomico co-founded... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/02/skype-founder-shakes-money-tre.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/02/skype-founder-shakes-money-tre.html Google Skype Video Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:52:50 -0500 Dr. Russ Riendau is a man on a musical mission. Author of The CEO's Guide to Talent Acquisition, Riendau thinks companies would do well to encourage more music in the workplace because, he says, it can boost morale and productivity.At... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/02/note-to-knowledge-workers-rock.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/02/note-to-knowledge-workers-rock.html Blog Knowledge Workers Music Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:46:29 -0500 So how many social networks do you belong too? Two? Five? More? Chances are there are wrinkles and differences to the personal information you provide on each -- say, MySpace versus LinkedIn. A Silicon Valley startup collects information from... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/spokeos-friend-tracker-a-littl.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/spokeos-friend-tracker-a-littl.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:40:30 -0500 http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/dell-gets-into-medical-researc.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/dell-gets-into-medical-researc.html Dell Medical Social Networks Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:52:14 -0500 Seems like car makers were falling all over themselves last year to tout the latest in iPod connectivity and convenience for music lovers. But the next step in adding computer doodads goes way beyond music and Chrysler wants to lead the charge. http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/chrysler-most-connected.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/chrysler-most-connected.html cars WiMax Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:17:48 -0500 Perhaps the precursor to all this was "Millie's Book, the 1990 best seller supposedly penned by First Lady Barbara Bush's dog Millie. Now comes the announcement of Pet-Files.com, a Web Site/social network dedicated to pets. The idea is to let... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/arf-arf-fido-gets-a-social-net.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/arf-arf-fido-gets-a-social-net.html blog social networks Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:24:24 -0500 Apple didn't bother waiting a week to roll out new Macs at the Macworld Expo – the company went ahead and announced ahead of the show which starts January 15 in San Francisco. Nothing wrong with that, just a surprise... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/apple-breaks-with-tradition-wh.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2008/01/apple-breaks-with-tradition-wh.html Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:16:32 -0500